Switching from Google to Kagi: A Search Engine That Prioritizes Users
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thimabi
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Summary
The author expresses frustration with Google's search engine, particularly its mandatory AI summaries and intrusive features, likening the experience to past grievances with Google+. They highlight their decision to switch to Kagi, a search engine that prioritizes user experience over treating users as products.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI like how the search engine is the product instead of me.
Mandatory AI summaries have come to Google, and they gleefully showcase hallucinations while confidently insisting on their truth.
I feel about them the same way I felt about mandatory G+ logins when all I wanted to do was access my damn YouTube account: I hate them. Intensely.
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